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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Aberdeen, SD

July 25, 2021Hand County, Hyde County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2021, 7:03 PM CDT for Hand County, Hyde County, South Dakota. It was in force for 42 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 25, 2021, 7:03 PM CDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hand County, SD, Hyde County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 25, 7:07 PM CDTHAIL 1.512 W Polo, SD

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 73 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1771 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 114 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1771 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2015 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
380 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
31.3

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The text

As transmitted.

374 
WUUS53 KABR 260003
SVRABR
SDC059-069-260045-
/O.NEW.KABR.SV.W.0075.210726T0003Z-210726T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
703 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Hand County in central South Dakota...
  Northeastern Hyde County in central South Dakota...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of
  Polo, or 17 miles north of Highmore, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northwestern Hand and northeastern Hyde Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Aberdeen.

&&

LAT...LON 4471 9938 4481 9944 4484 9918 4467 9915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 276DEG 11KT 4476 9935 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
271 
WWUS53 KABR 260026
SVSABR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
726 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

SDC069-260035-
/O.CAN.KABR.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210726T0045Z/
Hyde SD-
726 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HYDE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4469 9928 4478 9930 4480 9917 4467 9915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 297DEG 17KT 4470 9921 

$$

SDC059-260045-
/O.CON.KABR.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210726T0045Z/
Hand SD-
726 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HAND COUNTY...

At 725 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of
Polo, or 16 miles northeast of Highmore, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 707 pm, ping pong ball size hail was 
         reported 12 miles west of Polo.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Hand County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Aberdeen.

&&

LAT...LON 4469 9928 4478 9930 4480 9917 4467 9915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 297DEG 17KT 4470 9921 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRHand36 min
Jul 25, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRClark, Spink49 min
Jul 25, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRClark, Codington51 min
Jul 26, 3:41 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryABRBrown, Buffalo, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds and 12 more15 hr
Jul 26, 3:41 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryABRBrown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 18 more41 hr
Jul 26, 4:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRCorson30 min
Jul 26, 4:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCorson28 min
Jul 26, 7:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRDay18 min
Jul 26, 8:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRWalworth25 min
Jul 26, 9:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRWalworth27 min
Jul 26, 9:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRWalworth32 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.